Sound and shock absorbing foot.



N. H. ANDERSON.

SOUND AND, SHOCK ABSORBING FOOT.

APPLlCATION HLED JUNE 10, 1914 a w wu v witmwwa abbey/mew NILS H. ANDERSON", 0]?

WILLIAM SOUND AND SHQCK MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOE 03c" GEE-HALF A. LORENZ, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application filed June 10, 191%. Serial No. 844,225.

7 To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, NILs H. ANDERSON, citizen of the United States, and resident of Middletown, in the county of Middlesex and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sound and Shock Absorbing Feet, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in feet or supports for type writing machines, and refers particularly to sound and shock absorber feet for typewriters, calculating machines and the like.

The object of the invention is to provide an improved form of sound and shock absorbing feet which may be attached to any of the wellknown makes of writing machines and so as to support the machine upon either a stationary or folding desk; to design the device so it will serve to support the machine in different positions; further to eliminate the use of springs, to include a rubber cushion and an inclosing case for the same whereby said cushion cannot flatten out and become rigid, and finally to arrange and design the device in a simple, practical and inexpensive manner.

With the above and other objects in view my invention resides and consists in the novel provisions, combination and arrange ment of parts, shown upon the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, upon which similar characters of reference denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several figures and of which,

Figure 1 shows a central vertical sectional elevation of my improved typewriter foot, shown attached to the frame of a writing machine. Fig. 2 shows a detached side view of three of the parts of the foot, assembled, but not connected with the writing machine frame. Fig. 3 is a detached side elevation of thepart of the support which is attached to the writing machine frame and which in turn carries the other parts of the device. Fig. 4 shows a similar detached side View of the cushion or rubber part of the support shown in Figs. 1 and 2 and Fig. 5 shows a central vertical sectional elevation of a metal socket adapted for attachment to a desk cover and in which my improved machinep foot may be seated.

Referring in detail to the characters of reference marked upon the drawings 10 repwould have to be special to receive the 6t.

tachable part of the foot. This support, or foot, proper is formed in four parts, and one of these parts, viz: the lower sheet metal inclosing cap, would vary slightly in construction according to the particular conditions under which the device is to be used, v'

u. later be more fully explained. The main part of the leg 12 of the foot is clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 3 and as will be noted includes a reduced threaded upper end portion 12*, an intermediate and similar larger body portion 12*, an annular flange portion 12 a tapered lower end portion 12. I also f erahly include a hole 13 in the body portion of the leg to receive a suitable tool or instrument for screwing the leg into the threaded hole of the machine frame, as in the attachment of the foot to a machine.

The shell 1% is provided with a hole 15 through which the intermediate p0 tion 12 of the foot passes. Said pa thus connected before the leg is a machine. The lower portion 0 is somewhat larger than the up: and its peripheral face is threade I to receive the cap 17 which like the shell is provided with a hole therethrc to accommodate the outer po 18 of the cushion pad 19 and which as be; stated is preferably formed of rubber.

ad is made of a size and shape to loose into the lower portion of the inclosure and cap, and includes a central pocket 29 to receive the reduced end of the leg and an nular rib 21 to be engaged by the two members, as shown in Fig. l.

'W hen the support is used upon. tionary table, it is preferably construct d the manner indicated in Fig. i so th lower end of the rubber pad is expos d engagement with the tabie, (in the ot hand, if it is to be used in conned-* a folding desk where the cov tilted and. closed in, l wouid pre lo a cap 1'? like that shown a l" which like the cap 17 is threadably o t to the upper shell 14. The hole three. a. shell 17 serves to receive boat or screw 22 which as shown in Fig.5 would pass into and preferably through the top 23 of the desk.

From the foregoing it will be noted that the foot is adapted for attachment to most any form of machine in which a suitable threaded hole may be formed, and that when so attached it may be made to become part of the machine, as shown in Fig. 1. W hen the foot is to be secured to the table in the manner referred to in Figs. 2 and 5 the leg is first attached to the machine and then to the top of the table by turning the shell 14 and running its thread into the thread of the shell 17 so as to secure the support and machine to the said desk top. When inclosed in either manner a suitable and desirable form of cushion support is formed, so that the fixed and metal inclosing parts of the rubber pad do not come in contact with the metal leg, and the latter is sup ported wholly and entirely upon the cushion, which insures a soft and yielding support. The inclosing of the rubber serves to prevent it from drying out and further holds it in shape, thus prolonging its life and use fulness.

Having thus described my invention what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patcut is 1. A sound eliminating and shock absorb ing support for a Writing machine, consisting of a rubber cushion, an attachment stud with its aower end resting upon Said cushion and its upper end adapted to be secured to the machine to be supported, a shell surrounding said cushion and loosely connected with said stud and a cap secured to said shell and holding the rubber cushion therein.

2. A sound eliminating and shock absorbin-g support for a writing machine consisting of a cushioning pad, an attachment stud with one end resting upon said p d and the other end adapted to be secured to the machine to be supported, a shell surrounding said pad and loosely connected with said stud, and a cap secured .to said shell and holding the pad therein, said cap having an opening in its lower end through which the lower end of the pad projects.

3. A sound eliminating and shock absorbing support for a Writing machine consisting of a rubber cushion, having a pocket,

in its upper face, an attachment stud with its lower end loosely fitting the pocket in the cushion, and its upper end adapted to be secured to the machine to be supported, a shell surrounding said cushion and loosely fitted upon the supporting stud, and a cap secured to the shell and holding the rubber cushion therein.

4. A sound eliminating and shock absorbing support for a writing machine consisting of an attachment stud having a threaded upper end and a tapered lower end, a shell Inovably secured to said stud, a perforated (up secured upon the lower end of the shell, and a cushion pad fitting within and held in the shell by said cap, said pad having a tapering recess in its upper end fitting the lower end of the attachment stud, and its lower end projmrting through said cap.

5. A, sound eliminating, and shock absorbing support fora writing machine consisting of an attaclnucilt stud, having a threaded upper end, a reduced lower end, and an annular flange intermediate the ends, a shell loosely fitted upon said stud above the flange, a perforated cap secured upon the lower end of the shell, and a cushion pad held within the shell by said cap, and having its upper end supporting the stud, and its lower end projecting through the cap.

Signed at East Hampton, in the county of Middlcsex and State-of Connecticut this 5th day of June A. D., 1914.

NILS H. ANDERSON.

Witnesses:

SAnn: G. BARTON, THOMAS S. BROWN. 

